The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Nasrallah v. Barr that courts can review an immigrant’s factual challenge to a denial of their application to stay deportation under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Under US immigration law, “noncitizens who commit certain crimes are removable from the United States.” However, during these removal proceedings, a “noncitizen [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a request to hear Jarchow v. State Bar of Wisconsin, a case concerning the constitutionality of laws requiring practicing attorneys to be bar association members and pay dues to the bar association. The suit was filed by two Wisconsin attorneys who argued that a requirement to be members of the [...]

In a video teleconference on Monday, US President Donald Trump told US governors to target violent protesters by exercising more force, following the third night of protests across the country. In the audio clip obtained by CBS News, Trump addressed national governors, law enforcement and national security officials, accusing them of being “weak” and failing in [...]

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced Sunday that he is appointing state Attorney General Keith Ellison to lead prosecutions related to the death of George Floyd. “Folks across Minnesota making it very clear that they don’t trust the process,” said Walz. “They don’t believe justice can be served, we have to make sure trust is restored.” [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed on Friday a statement of interest in a case in the US District Court for the District of Maine concerning the mandatory self-quarantine of out-of-state visitors. The filing came as district court judge Lance Walker denied a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs in the case. As part of [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a statement of interest on Friday in the US District Court for the District of Colorado in support of a Colorado church suing the governor over an executive order restricting church services. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued Executive Order D 2020 044 [...]

The Missouri Administrative Commission ruled on Friday for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, allowing the state’s only abortion provider to renew its license. The Department of Health and Senior Services refused license renewal to Planned Parenthood due to, among other concerns, its substantial failure to conduct physician interviews, to file complication reports for [...]

The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected South Bay United Pentecostal Church’s challenge against California Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order restricting the number of people at religious gatherings. The majority held that the state guidelines in place “appear consistent with the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.” The opinion, written by Justice Kagan, stated [...]

The Canadian Institute for International Law Expertise (CIFILE) has asked the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate individual world leaders and the World Health Organization (WHO) for alleged international crimes relating to COVID-19. The group states that past disease outbreaks, including SARS, suggest that the Director-General of the WHO should have notified [...]

The Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied Felicien Kabuga’s request to be released on bail pending his trial for his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda. Kabuga is accused of financing and arming the Interahamwe militia, the militia responsible for the massacre of approximately 800,000 members of the Rwandan Tutsi [...]